Cause of death determined following house fire

Published: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at 06:52 PM.

The state medical examiner’s office determined Isaac Kirkman, 94, died of smoke inhalation during a fire Saturday night at his residence on Holman Street.

Kirkman was the only person in the house at the time of the fire.

Firefighters with the Kinston Department of Public Safety and Lenoir County EMS personnel responded to a call of a structure fire at the house around 10:21 p.m., and Kirkman was found inside his house and rushed to Lenoir Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The state medical examiner’s office determined Isaac Kirkman, 94, died of smoke inhalation during a fire Saturday night at his residence on Holman Street.

Kirkman was the only person in the house at the time of the fire.

Firefighters with the Kinston Department of Public Safety and Lenoir County EMS personnel responded to a call of a structure fire at the house around 10:21 p.m., and Kirkman was found inside his house and rushed to Lenoir Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.

Wes Wolfe can be reached at 252-559-1075 and Wes.Wolfe@Kinston.com. Follow him on Twitter @WolfeReports.